Du Roeulx

Pear

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Hardy.

Fruit

Size: Medium
Form: Pyriform, short
Skin: Yellow, mottled with fawn
Flesh: Yellowish, very melting, juicy, and sugary
Aroma: Exquisite
Quality Rating: First class

Season

September.

Uses

Not described in source.

Source Citation: U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921); ref. Guide Pratique 92 (1895).

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)

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Du Roeulx.

i. Guide Prat. 92. 1895.

Tree hardy. Fruit medium, pyriform, short, yellow, mottled with fawn; flesh yellowish, very melting, juicy and sugary, with an exquisite aroma; first; Sept.

— U.P. Hedrick, The Pears of New York (1921)